Oct 10, 2025
Midtown Manhattan looking south from R.C.A. Building, in august, 1970.
The Empire State Building (Shreve, Lamb & Harmon, 1931) dominates the skyline with the Twin Towers of World Trade Center (Minoru Yamasaki Associates-Emery Roth & Sons, 1973) under construction are at background. The Interchem Building (Emery Roth & Sons, 1969) and the new J.P. Stevens Building (Emery Roth & Sons, 1971) under construction are at right, foreground, and the steel skeleton of One Astor Plaza (Kahn & Jacobs, 1972) under construction are at background, at far right.
Photo: Hiroshi Isogai.
Source: HARRIS, Jr., Arthur; ISOGAI, Hiroshi (1973), "New York" This Beatiful World. Tokyo, Kodansha International.
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